DEAF children and their hearing friends in Fife were given some tips on the best way of communicating with each other when the National Deaf Children’s Society Roadshow visited Lochore Meadows Country Park on Saturday.

The Roadshow - an eight ton lorry that turns into a classroom - tours the UK delivering the charity’s unique information service to the doorstep of deaf children, their families and friends and the professionals working with them.

The Roadshow team ran a range of workshops and demonstrated the latest tech to give deaf children and young people more independence. Flashing doorbells, bluetooth neckloops (for iPods and mobile phones) and vibrating alarm clocks were just some examples of the wide range of equipment on show. They also gave advice on some difficulties that deaf children often face, including communication barriers, isolation and exclusion from activities.

Jamie Chivers, Outreach Officer for the National Deaf Children’s Society who is deaf himself and drives the Roadshow bus, said: “Deaf children can do anything other children can do, given the right support. A visit from the Roadshow can make a real difference for a deaf child struggling with confidence, independence or communication and the more we can do to spread deaf awareness and information, the better.”